Job ID

REQ-10060714

Sep 01, 2025

Switzerland

Summary

Location: Basel, Switzerland OR Ivrea, Italy

Role Purpose:
We are looking for experience in the field of the industrialization of Radioisotope production and related technologies, with an emphasis on isotope separation technologies and isotope development supporting our growing portfolio.

Our Unit is driving successful execution of a wide range of isotope-related projects. This starts with early strategic and operational discussions on isotope production technologies, assembly of internal teams and execution of desired strategy, up to technical leadership of early process development and the developability assessment of chosen isotope separation technologies.

You will be reporting to the Head of the Global Isotope Development Unit.

You will be leading an Isotope Project Team consisting of Isotope Project Leads from different scientific areas who act as members of the development project teams by optimally setting up people, assets, and equipment to best serve project needs according to priority and ensure timely delivery of high-quality products and solutions.

About the Role

Major accountabilities:

• Work collaboratively with cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams, spanning multiple NVS global sites to discover and develop efficient RLTs.
• Build and lead internal Project management team of experimental scientists and project leads. Seek technical and operational input from key stakeholders to build the project execution plan.
• Lead internal project meetings. Collect and interprets data to advance project, adapts strategy, and addresses the right scientific questions. Ensure team discussions and decisions are summarized in minutes. Ensure that key milestones and go / no go criteria are data driven and clearly defined. Own quality of project information and make sure project information is accurate and included in the system(s) in a timely matter.
• Guide projects with respect to isotope approaches and technologies and leads corresponding efforts. Lead developability assessment, manufacturing line development and early process development. Track and oversee projects by maintaining an overview of the project goals, activities and commitments, and timelines of project teams, in line with strategic priorities. Manage and optimize project plans and resource assignments with the aim to manage/mitigate risks.
• Align with RLT LT project strategy and resourcing. Regular project/portfolio updates to IDU LT.
• Contribute to vendor/CRO evaluations, coordination of outsourcing requests, budget monitoring and communication, evaluation of external collaborations and due diligence.
• Plan R&D programs and recommends technological application programs to accomplish long-range objectives.
• Supports scientific decision making by providing advice and recommendations to global project teams.
• Develop concepts and propose approach, to address identified medical device/science/technology needs.
• Supply technical advice and counsel to other professionals and represent the organization in outside discussions and technical forums.
• Originate and apply complex concepts and propose new and unique approaches, methods, procedures and designs with regular use of creativity and originality to research and/or development.
• Assure continuity of products and processes assessment feasibility, research, design, development, compliance to customer and non-customer requirements, transfer to production.
• Focus on implementing and executing in own area of expertise provides thought leadership in own area.
• Provides leadership direction, determining and developing approach to solutions by coordinating multiple resources to solve complex problems.

Minimum Requirements:

• PhD with a strong background in Radiochemistry and radio-isotope production technologies desired
• 5+ years of relevant radio/pharma experience, including industrialization of radio-isotopes
• Previous track record of success in leadership position, working with international and multidisciplinary development teams.
• Ambitious, yet highly collaborative and fully committed to team-s and project success.
• Result- and quality oriented. Able to deal with conflicting interests and willing to make compromises to ensure project progress.
• Excellent project management skills, organizational and team management skills, interpersonal communication, strong verbal and written communication.
• Creativity with demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills, ability to pay attention to detail but also see a bigger picture.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and change, eager and fast learner willing to adopt new tools and processes.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced dynamic environment and effectively process multiple avenues of communication and requests in parallel

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Accessibility and accommodation
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Division

Development

Business Unit

Innovative Medicines

Location

Switzerland

Site

Basel (City)

Company / Legal Entity

C028 (FCRS = CH028) Novartis Pharma AG

Alternative Location 1

Ivrea, Italy

Functional Area

Research & Development

Job Type

Full time

Employment Type

Regular

Shift Work

No

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.